Can anyone tell me what Dick actually said that sent the ARRL into this
tail spin or point me to some web sites etc. Thanks!
W0MU
On 1/3/2018 1:16 PM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote:
It all helps. There is no need to discourage any type exchange or
statement. I agree that the more people chime in to their director,
the better. If that petition gets a significant number of signatures
the ARRL board better pay attention.
W0MU
On 1/3/2018 12:32 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
Neil,
With all due respect, I don't think that a petition at change.org, in
and of itself, will do much good. It's just too easy for the people
behind these changes to dismiss a single petition, no matter how many
names are on it. (Especially if they claim, legitimately or not,
that most of the people on it aren't even League members)
Incidents like this need to be brought to light, and be kept in the
light. There are two things that can easily be done:
One is to continue keeping this in the eyes of the (amateur radio)
public -- I just put out my monthly club newsletter, and I've got two
full pages devoted to the subject. If members of my club (and other
clubs around the country) aren't aware of this, then they can't do
the next part.
The second is to write or email or telephone our Division Directors
and Vice Directors, and TELL THEM (politely but firmly) what we think
about these proposed changes, and what we want them to do (as our
voting representatives on the Board) about it. And encourage others
to do so. My emails to that effect will be going out tonight.
And once WE have done that, we need to encourage OTHERS to do the same.
It's easy to blow off a single petition. It's a lot, lot harder to
blow off a couple of hundred emails and phone calls.
But if we DON'T tell them, and DON'T take any action, and DON'T
encourage others to do so, then we should have no complaint when the
inevitable happens. To that extent, yes, the petition is better than
nothing... but not much better.
I'm doing and will continue to do my part. I can only encourage
everyone else to do the same.
73, ron W3WN
-----Original Message-----
From: Neil Johnson <neil.johnson@erudicon.com>
To: CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Wed, Jan 3, 2018 2:13 pm
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] NCCC Statement - ARRL's Action Involving
N6AA and Code of Conduct
If you are so inclined, Please consider signing the following
petition at change.org as well. Improve ARRL transparency and respect
for present and future membership.
<https://www.change.org/p/american-radio-relay-league-improve-arrl-transparency-and-respect-for-present-and-future-membership?recruiter=false&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_page&utm_term=triggered>
Thanks. -Neil, N0SFH On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 8:40 PM, Jamie WW3S
<ww3s@zoominternet.net> wrote: > Also, its worth noting that Mr.
Lisceno, N2YBB seconded the motion to > censure Mr. Norton. Mr.
Lisceno is the Hudson division director and is up > for re-election
this year. Maybe someone in ENY, NNJ, or NLI should run > against
him..... > > -----Original Message----- From: John Dorr > Sent:
Tuesday, January 02, 2018 9:20 PM > To: CQ-Contest > Subject:
[CQ-Contest] NCCC Statement - ARRL's Action Involving N6AA and > Code
of Conduct > > As co-moderator of this list, I was recently asked by
someone (not a NCCC > member) to post the following statement in
response to some of the recent > actions/proposals by the ARRL Board
of Directors. Perhaps you have already > seen this email, but if not,
I suggest you consider the thoughtful comments > being offered by the
NCCC below. > > Note that the intent is not to spin up yet another
endless CQ-Contest > thread (please!), but to be informed and ensure
you are communicating with > your Director on important matters
taking place at ARRL and with its > leadership/board. > > 73, John,
K1AR > > > > > NCCC members and friends, > > On November 22, of this
year, Bob, N6TV, notified us via the NCCC Reflector > of an article
the ARRL had posted on a web page entitled, “ARRL Board of >
Directors Publicly Censures Southwestern Division Director”. That >
Southwestern Division Director was none other than Dick Norton, N6AA,
one > of the super stars of amateur radio contesting and DXing. The
same Dick > Norton who was elected to the CQ Contest Hall of Fame, in
1995. The same > Dick Norton who is one of the very few hams to have
operated in all 40 CQ > zones. The same Dick Norton who is currently
the President of the Southern > California Contest Club. > > How
could this be, I asked myself, as did many of you. The subsequent >
comments on the reflector have been absolutely 100% supportive of
N6AA and > 100% opposed to the ARRL’s actions. For more than a month
now, the > comments continue to dominate our reflector. While at the
NCCC Holiday > Dinner, I had many of those in attendance chat with me
about it as well as > the other NCCC Board members present. > > The
Board took a “wait and see” attitude prior to proceeding with any >
action. We wanted to make sure we knew the facts prior to taking
action > and several of our Board members have been seeking out those
facts. > > As a result, and having researched the facts, the Northern
California > Contest Club Board has issued a statement expressing our
concern over the > ARRL’s actions involving N6AA, as well as the
specifics of the ARRL’s new > Code of Conduct. > > Our letter, below,
is going out tonight to the ARRL officers and board > members: > >
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> > To: ARRL Directors and Officers > > From: The Northern California
Contest Club, Inc. > > Date: December 25, 2017 > > Gentlemen, > > The
Northern California Contest Club is an ARRL affiliated organization >
with approximately 300 members, most of whom are themselves League
members. > We pride ourselves upon having many of the most active
hams in Northern > California and Western Nevada among our ranks.
These are hams who are > active not only on the air, but also in ARRL
matters. Over the 45 years of > our existence, our membership has
included many ARRL Pacific Division > Directors, Vice Directors,
Section Managers, Volunteer Counsels, Official > Observers, Emergency
Coordinators and a host of other League appointees. > > We are
sending this letter to express our concern about events unfolding at
> League headquarters. Specifically, we believe the ARRL Board has
made a > serious error in its recent censure of Southwestern Division
Director Dick > Norton, and we are concerned with the lack of
transparency and the stifling > of communication we see possible
under the Board’s Code of Conduct (ARRL > Policy on Board Governance
and Conduct of Members of the Board of Directors > and Vice
Directors). > > Many NCCC members were in the audience for the ARRL
forum at the 2017 > Visalia International DX Convention, and we have
seen the letters written > to the ARRL Board by Mark Weiss, K6FG, and
by Tim Duffy, K3LR, stating what > happened in that forum. The events
as described by Mr. Weiss and Mr. Duffy > are accurate. In our
opinion, Mr. Norton did nothing in the Forum to > deserve the
censure. We respectfully request that the Board rescind the > censure
and issue a public apology to Director Norton. > > As a related
matter, we also have seen the letter Hudson Division Director > Mike
Lisenco, N2YBB, sent to members of his Division in which he stated “…
> there were individual witnesses who attended the forum in Visalia
who came > to us with a different story than those released by Mr.
Norton’s > supporters. … I will not discuss the specific reasons
enumerated as they > are of a personnel nature and not appropriate
for discussion …”. Director > Lisenco’s letter alarms us.
Essentially, he is saying the Board censured > Director Norton based
upon secret facts (which obviously differ from what > we, Mr. Weiss
and Mr. Duffy observed) asserted by one or more unidentified >
witnesses. This lack of transparency does not put the ARRL Board in a
good > light. To the contrary, it suggests that there is an ulterior
motive or > something the Board is trying to hide, and is far more
likely to bring the > Board’s decisions into disrepute than anything
Director Norton did at the > forum. > > As for a code of conduct, we
certainly understand why it is appropriate for > the ARRL Board to
have one. However, we believe that the specific Code > adopted by the
Board at its January, 2017, meeting is wrong for our type of >
membership organization. It inhibits the free and effective exchange
of > information between our elected Director and Vice Director and
the League > members residing in our Division. As proof of the Code’s
“gag order” > effect, we need look no farther than Director Norton’s
censure and the fact > that our elected representatives refused to
discuss it with us in any > detail for fear of violating the Code
themselves. We urge you to please > amend the current Code to provide
for much more transparency of Board > actions and a freer exchange of
information (including how the Directors > voted) with League
members. > > Very truly yours, > > THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTEST
CLUB, INC. > > Bob Hess, W1RH (President) > > Chris Tate, N6WM (Vice
President) > > Ian Parker, W6TCP (Secretary) > > Dick Wilson, K6LRN
(Treasurer) > > Ron Castro, N6IE (Director) > > Rich Cutler, WC6H
(Director) > > Rusty Epps, W6OAT (Director) > >
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> > Although we have yet to see anyone in our club express an opinion
in favor > of the ARRL’s actions involving N6AA, it is entirely
possible, with an > organization of our size, that we may have
members applauding the ARRL. > While our statement represents the
opinions of the majority of our members, > we encourage any member in
favor of the ARRL’s actions involving Dick > Norton and the new Code
of Conduct, to contact the ARRL directly to express > their opinion.
> > We are forwarding our statement to many other clubs and encourage
our > members and friends to forward our statement to others in the
Amateur Radio > Community. > > Bob Hess > > W1RH > > President,
Northern California Contest Club >
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